A police department’s death row meets Death Row the label in the documentary “Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Biggie & Tupac” (Starz, 8 p.m.).
The new two-hour Christmas episode of “Fantasy Island” (Fox, 8 p.m.) that was going to show Tuesday (but was bumped by an NFL game bumped by COVID) finally gets to air.
In real life, trips back to one’s hometown are being curtailed by COVID, but the trope never ends in made-for-TV holiday romances like “Rebuilding a Dream Christmas” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), in which Meggan Kaiser returns home to fix up a house she inherited from her grandmother. News flash: the contractor (Zane Stephens) is kind of cute.
“Babble Bop!” (Peacock, streaming) is a new animated musical series for preschoolers.
The imported Canadian series “Back in Time for Dinner” (Cooking, 10 pm.) has families cook their way through six decades, starting with the 1940s.
“Christmas Cookie Challenge” (Food, 9 p.m.) has its finale.
A lot of network Christmas specials get a second round, including “A Very Boy Band Holiday” (ABC, 9 p.m.), “Silent Night: A One For the World” (CW, 8 p.m.), “CMA Country Christmas” (ABC, 10 p.m.), “Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around” (NBC, 10 p.m.). Plus a bunch of family specials “Santa Claus is Coming’ to Town” (ABC, 8 p.m.), “5 More Sleeps ’Til Christmas” (NBC, 8 p.m.) and “Trolls: Holiday in Harmony” (NBC, 8:30 p.m.).
The Christmas episodes of “Young Rock” (NBC, 9 p.m.) and “Mr. Mayor” (NBC, 9:30 p.m.) get replays.
And speaking of reruns, there are five episodes of “Ghosts” (CBS, 8:30 p.m.) that run until 11 p.m. Not to be confused with the movie “Ghost” (BBC America, 10:30 p.m.).
“City Confidential” (A&E, 10 p.m.) looks into the murder of a Sunday school teacher from Burlington, N.C.
The two Joshes team up to sell a property in Palos Verdes on “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles” (Bravo, 8 p.m.).
“Shaq Life” (TNT, 9 p.m.) introduces some of the personal team of Shaquille O’Neal.
The thriller about an FBI agent in the aftermath of a viral outbreak, “The Survivalist” (Showtime, 10 p.m.) makes its premium cable debut. Jonathan Rhys Meyers and John Malkovich star.
The made for TV thriller “Driven to Kill” (Lifetime Movie Network, 8 p.m.) about an addled auto racing instructor who falls for a new student.
Turner Classic Movies’ Christmas marathon continues this morning with Laurel & Hardy as door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in “Big Business” (7:30 p.m.) and continues with “The Daughter of Rosie O’Grady” (8 a.m.), “The World of Henry Orient” (10 p.m.), “Carol for Another Christmas” (noon), “Desk Set” (1:45 p.m.), “Susan Slept Here” (4 p.m.), “Bell, Book and Candle” (6 p.m.), “It Happened on Fifth Avenue” (8 p.m.), “The Man Who Came to Dinner” (10:15 p.m.), “The Cheaters” (12:15 a.m.), “All That Heaven Allows” (2 a.m.) and “Auntie Mama” (3:45 a.m.).
Thursday night football has San Francisco at Tennessee (NFL, 8:20 p.m.).
College football bowl games today include North Texas and Miami, Ohio (ESPN, 3:30 p.m.) in the Frisco Classic, and UCF and Florida (ESPN, 7 p.m.) in the Gasparilla Bowl.
Basketball includes Milwaukee at Dallas (NBA, 8:30 p.m.).
Men’s college hoops include Liberty at Stanford (ESPN2, 4 p.m.), Northern Iowa vs. Wyoming (ESPNU, 6:30 p.m.) and Butler at St. John’s (Fox Sports 1, 6:30 p.m.).
There’s no NHL through the weekend but the IHF World Junior Championship preliminaries have U.S. vs. Finland (NHL, 2 p.m.) and Russia at Canada (NHL, 7 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell (rerun). The View: Kathy Griffin (rerun). The Talk: Cheryl Hines, Katie Lowes (rerun). Ellen DeGeneres: Neil Patrick Harris, Leon Howard, Stephen “Twitch” Boss. Drew Barrymore: Ron Howard, Clint Howard, Amy Sedaris, David Sedaris (rerun). Kelly Clarkson: Machine Gun Kelly, Nikki Glaser, Alessia Cara (rerun). Tamron Hall: Michael Hall: Michael Michele, Boris Kodjoe, Jillian Mercado (rerun). Wendy Williams: Holly Robinson Peet, Leah Remini, Michelle Visage (rerun). The Real: Taryn Manning, Monique Kelley (rerun).
Late Talk
All reruns: Stephen Colbert: Peter Dinklage, Lee Jung-Jae, Aaron & Bryce Dessner. Jimmy Kimmel: Ben Affleck, Jay ellis, the Record Company. Jimmy Fallon: Matthew McConaughey, Alana Hair, Niko Moon. Seth Meyers: Michael Che, Rep. Adam Schiff, Jon Epcar. James Corden: Nicholas Hoult, Aisling Bea, BTS.